2009 Toyota Corolla Engine Problems

Your engine is burning through oil much faster than normal, even with regular oil changes. This excessive oil consumption could indicate an internal engine problem that affects multiple 2009 Toyota Matrix vehicles with the 2.4L engine. The fix may involve engine inspection, valve seal replacement, or piston ring service to stop the oil loss.

When you start your car, the engine lifters get stuck and make a loud clicking noise. Your car may hesitate to start and sometimes shuts off on its own while driving. The fix likely involves replacing or servicing the engine lifters and checking the oil system that keeps them lubricated.

THIS CAR BURNS OIL AT A RIDICULOUS RATE.

MY VEHICLE IS GOING THROUGH SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN THE 3,000 MILE RANGE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

RADDLE IN THE ENGINE. LOOSE VALVE

MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 86,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO FAIL WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. IT STARTED AT AROUND 80,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, SHE BECAME AWARE THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLAREMONT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 601 AUTO CENTER DR, CLAREMONT, CA 91711, (909) 542-1828, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND REQUIRED 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO BE ADDED TO THE ENGINE WEEKLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

RATTLING NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AT START UP OR COLD STARTUPS.

MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN I HAD A FEW SERVICES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP: BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION DRAIN/FILL, OIL CHANGE, AND FUEL INJECTION SERVICE (THIS LAST ITEM I DID NOT ASK FOR OR APPROVE BEFOREHAND). A COUPLE DAYS LATER, MY CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN I WAS DRIVING (WHILE COMING TO A STOP/ NOT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR). NO CEL / OVERHEATING/ LOW OIL ISSUES- ALWAYS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND THEY SUSPECTED A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THEY ALSO CHECKED TO SEE TO SEE IF MY ECM WAS UPDATED. THAT WAS ALL THEY SAID AFTER BEING THERE 5 HOURS. I HAD TO LEAVE FOR WORK, BROUGHT IT BACK A FEW DAYS LATER, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. TOOK IT BACK IN, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAD LOW COMPRESSION/ STALLING/ NOT STARTING BECAUSE NO OIL OR COOLANT LEAKS OR MIXING, NO OVERHEATING, ETC. TOLD ME THE ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE ENGINE. (COST OF TEARING ENGINE APART TO FIND CRACK OR CRACKED GASKET NOT WORTH COST IN LABOR BECAUSE OF CAR'S AGE/ MILEAGE- 2009 COROLLA, AROUND 176K). HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? I SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY DURING A RECENT SERVICE, OR MAYBE THEY DID NOT UPDATE/FLASH MY ECM CORRECTLY. OF COURSE, THEY ARE NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER DID OFFER ME A DISCOUNT ON THE USED ENGINE REPAIRS, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE EITHER MANUFACTURER ERROR OR TECHNICIAN ERROR.

I DO BELIEVE THE ENGINE IS FAULTY, SINCE I'VE HAD MY COROLLA IT'S ALWAYS USED SOOO MUCH OIL AND IT'S NOT LEAKING A DRIP. I HAVE SEVERAL COWORKERS THAT HAVE A COROLLA S AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE TO WE'RE IT USED TO MUCH OIL IT WAS BELOW THE DIP STICK AND BEFORE I COULD CATCH IT, IT HAS MESSED MY MOTOR UP. MY CAR STILL RUNS BUT HAS A VERY LOUD RATTLE IN THE MOTOR NOW WHEN IT STARTS BECAUSE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION.

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 1.8 THAT HAS DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO CONSUME EXCESSIVE OIL AND IT HAS CAUSED TWO OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET OF TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WHO OWN THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AS MINE YEARS 2009-2011. THEY AS WELL AS MYSELF HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO TOYOTA U.S.A. WITHOUT GETTING ANY SATISFYING ANSWER FROM TOYOTA. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME TODAY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT RECALL VEHICLES FOR REPAIRS UNLESS THEY RECEIVE AN ORDER FROM THE NHTSA. MY AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS RECEIVED MANY 2009-2011 TOYOTA COROLLA CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE COME TO HIS SHOP TO HAVE THEIR ENGINES ON THEIR TOYOTA COROLLAS REPLACED OR REBUILT TO CORRECT THE FACTORY DEFECT OF THE PISTON RINGS ON THEIR TOYOTA COROLLAS 2009-2011. I RESEARCHED IN THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THAT MANY TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS' ENGINES DUE TO THE TOYOTA FACTORY DEFECT OF THE PISTON RINGS IN THEIR TOYOTA COROLLA MODELS 2009-2011 AND I EVEN READ SOME COMPLAINTS OF 2014, 2015 AND 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR AGENCY TO PAY ATTENTION TO COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE OF OTHER TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUED TO CORRECT THE FACTORY DEFECT OF THE PISTON RINGS OF TOYOTA COROLLAS OF YEARS 2009-2011 AND OTHER YEARS AFTER THOSE. MY CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 137,250 MILES AND I HAD KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BY YOUR AGENCY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON 2009 CAMRY. EXTREME USE OF OIL. WHEN THE TIME FOR MY 5000-MILE OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WERE LESS THAN 2 QTS LEFT IN THE CRANKCASE. SINCE THAT OIL CHANGE, THE CAR HAS USED 1 QT IN 2000 MILES. I VISITED THE POWAY, CA. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON COROLLAS THEY WOULD NOT EVEN DISCUSS REPAIRS WITH NO CHARGES. HOW CAN IT BE FAIR THAT ONE VEHICLE THE CAMRY IS COVERED WITH A RECALL AND ANOTHER MODEL THE OWNERS MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAMRY HAD BUT WITH A RECALL DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.

ONE MONTH AFTER BUYING MY CAR FROM ANOTHER CONSUMER, I NOTICED THE OIL WAS LOW. I FILLED FULL THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT AND HAD NOT PUT ANY SERIOUS MILEAGE ON IT. TWO WEEKS LATER I START TO HEAR THIS TICKING NOISE AND REALIZED THE OIL FILTER NEEDED CHANGED THE PRIOR WEEK. CHANGED IT. NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS TICKING OCCURS ON START UP, GETS LOUDER WITH THE RPM, AND VIBRATES THE ENTIRE CAR AT STOPS. TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA THE NEXT MONTH THINKING IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR BELT OR THE CONNECTION ROD BEARING PLATE. THEY HAD ME PAY PAY 120$ TO TAKE OFF THE VALVE HOOD ONLY TO TELL ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH AFTER THIS AND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OVERCONSUMPTION OF OIL FROM THIS YEAR'S MODEL LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF MANY ENGINES. TOYOTA STILL HASN'T ADMITTED FAULT FOR THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WHEN THERE SHOULD BE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN 'HONEST, RELIABLE' COMPANY BUT IF THEY EXPECT CONSUMERS TO PAY 2 TO 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A NEW ENGINE THAT WAS THEIR FAULT...I WILL NOT SUPPORT THEM THROUGH BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN. FRANKLY IT'S SICKENING TO READ THAT AFTER 10 YEARS THEY WON'T BE ON THE HOOK FOR THIS FAULTY PRODUCT'S DESIGN. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THOSE WERE TOUGH TIMES, WE ARE STILL FEELING THE 2008 RECESSION THROUGH THIS FAULTY PRODUCT AND A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT HOLD UP TO THEIR NAME.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS BEEN USING OIL LIKE CRAZY. I REPLACE ALL 5 QTS OF OIL AT LEAST 1.5 TIMES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OTHER THAN AN ENGINE REBUILD I AM PRETTY MUCH OUT OF LUCK. THE CAR NOW HAS APPOX 185K MILES. THE USE OF OIL HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AROUND 75K. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SAW A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT BY THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED MY CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE RANGE IT COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 WITH ABOUT 70,000 MILES AND QUICKLY NOTICED IT BURNED A LOT OF OIL. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ADMITTING THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES BURNING OIL. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE MY CAR TESTED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE CAR TESTED AND TO MY SURPRISE IT PASSED THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TEST AGAIN AFTER 1 YEAR. THE NEXT TIME I TESTED THE CAR IT FAILED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BY A LARGE MARGIN. TOYOTA REFUSED TO NOW REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE I HAD REACHED 151,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 150,000 MILES. TOYOTA KNEW ALL ALONG THAT THE CAR HAD OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. EVERYWHERE I DRIVE THE CAR NOW I HAVE TO CARRY EXTRA OIL WITH AND ON LONG TRIPS ITS A REAL ISSUE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT AND WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE CARS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT.

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS HAD AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO TOYOTA PUTTING IN DEFECTED PISTON AND PISTON RINGS. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE OR ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THESE OTHER MODELS MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED: TOYOTA CAMRY 2007-2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007-20011 TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 TOYOTA SOLARA 2007, 2008 SCION XB 2008 2009 SCION TC 2007-2009

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF OIL. PERIOD BEFORE 3,000 MILES. NO "RED" OIL LIGHT. IT JUST RUNS OUT OF OIL. I TOOK IT FOR TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND IT PASSED. SO I GO FOR A SECOND TEST. NO. THE 10 YEAR 150,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. SO I AM NOW STUCK PUTTING OIL IN THIS VEHICLE WEEKLY UNTIL IT ULTIMATELY FAILS. IT RUNS ROUGH AND I EXPECT IT TO FAIL. SHAME ON NTSB AND TOYOTA FOR NOT RECALLING THIS MOTOR. I GET A 10 YEAR WARRANTY THAT STARTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST USED - NOT WHEN I'M NOTIFIED. VERY SHADY AND UNETHICAL. I ALSO HAVE RESERVATIONS THAT THE TEST WAS PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED.

BACK IN JANUARY, 2018 MY ENGINE WOULD KNOCK WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR FOR IT'S SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS ONLY A QUART OF OIL THAT DRAINED. MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO CONSUME OIL. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. I OPTED TO HAVE IT REBUILT. I PAID $4000 DOLLARS FOR THIS. GOT THE CAR BACK AND DROVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND CHECKED MY OIL ONLY TO FIND IT WAS DOWN 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER ONLY 2 DAYS OF DRIVING ON BASICALLY A BRAND NEW MOTOR. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE FALLEN BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. SO FAR IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP/FILTER, WATER PUMP X2, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, SPARK PLUGS X4. THIS IS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE A WEEK LATER WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT MISFIRING.

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS OVER HEAT PROBLEM SO I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND WATER PUMP ISSUE, I REPLACE IT. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUE AND TAKE IT TO DEALER PLACE AND THEY DIAGNOSTIC VEHICLE AND CAME UP WITH FEW PROBLEM WHICH COST ME $1187, AFTER THEY FIXED THEY FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND THEY ALSO SAID TRANSITION COULD FAILURE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY ESTIMATE ME ANOTHER $4500 TO REPLACE ENGINE FROM DIFFERENT CAR WHICH IS HAS 75000 MILES ON IT.

I STARTED NOTICING A KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE. I REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 9-9-14. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT( THE ONE THAT HAS DONE ALL OF MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE) " NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS HEARD AT THIS TIME." IN HIND SIGHT MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE BECAUSE SHE WAS LOW ON OIL AND ONLY LISTEND FOR THE NOISE AFTER THE OIL CHANGE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I SHOULD CHECK MY OIL FOR LEAKAGE IN BETWEEN MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE! I CHECKED MY OIL ONE DAY AT RANDOM AFTER I HEARD KNOCKING AGAIN AND SHE WAS VERY LOW ON OIL. I TOOK HER TO TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM SHE WAS CONSUMING OIL. THEY SUGGESTED A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY DID ON 1-12-17, WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 9-12-17 AT HER NEXT APPOINTMENT I REPORTED AGAIN THE OIL USAGE.OUTCOME; " PERFORMED INSPECTION, FOUND SLIGHT OIL SEEPAGE AT ENGINE OIL PAN. PCV SYSTEM IS WORKING. ENGINE MUST BE BURNING OIL. PISTONS AND RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED." BIG SURPRISE THERE. I WAS SO NAIVE BUT I DID TAKE HER TO DIFFERENT TOYOTA SERVICE PLACE FOR A SECOND OPINION. AND YES YOU GUESSED IT ANOTHER ENGINE OIL CLEANER SERVICE. AND SUGGESTED PISTON AND RINGS REPLACED. IT WAS A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT WE TOOK HER TO THAT KINDLY DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TSB ON AUGUST 11, 2011[1](# FN:1) TO DEALERSHIPS WHICH SAYS: " SOME 2006-2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PISTON ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MINIMIZE OIL CONSUMPTION." AND THAT PO3O# (CYLINDER # MISFIRE DETECTED) DTC MAY ALSO BE SET AS A RESULT OF OIL CONSUPTION" OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR OF THE PISTONS.

ENGINE BURNS OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 500 MILES. MILEAGE IS ONLY 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ERROR CODE P2103. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A COLD SOAK STARTUP MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAKES A VERY LOUD RATTLE NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS. IT WILL CONSISTENTLY DO THIS UPON COLD STARTUP, AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITHIN THE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE DETAILS, INCLUDING THE $896 REPAIR QUOTED FROM THE DEALER (PAGE 2). IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISSUE CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, AND I THINK IT IS A SHAME THAT THE DEALER DID NOT CATCH THIS EARLIER/ IS NOW QUOTING SUCH A HIGH PRICE FOR REPAIR. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE TOYOTA BETTER RESPECT IT'S CUSTOMER'S SATISFACTIONS/SAFETY, AND TAKE CARE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE AT NO COST TO IT'S CUSTOMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED UPON INSPECTION THEY SAW COOLANT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION HOWEVER A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ENGIN USED 2 1/2 QUATS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.ENGIN ONLY HAS 71000 MILE ON IT

HAD A OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL THAT THE DEALER SAID IT PASSED THE TEST BECAUSE IT DID'T LOSE 1 QT OF OIL DURING A 1200 MILE TIME. WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL FOR OIL TO DISSAPPEAR

(DEFECT WATERPUMP) MY WATERPUMP WENT HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK.. THE MACANIC SAYS THE OLD WATERPUMP MOLDING WAS OFF AND WAS TOO THIN AROUND WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AND THE FOLLOWING JANUARY 2009 I NOTICED BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE. MY DAD BEGAN CHECKING OIL AND NOTICED I WAS OUT OF OIL WELL BEFORE MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. WENT TO LIPTON TOYOTA ENDLESSLY OVER PERIOD OF 6 YEARS AND WOULD BE TOLD THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL, NOT A PROBLEM. IN 2013 THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. ALL SUBSEQUENT OIL LOSS WAS NORMAL. MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON ..COILS STARTED MISFIRING BUT WHEN I PUTIN THE OIL IT WOULD CLEAR OUT. TOYOTA SAID NOT CONNECTED. THEY BEGAN ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. STILL SAYING IT'S NOT RELATED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. RED OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU TURN AND STOP VEHICLE BEFORE MANUFACTURER CHANGE INTERVAL. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND THE VEHICLE PASSED. TOYOTA FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST SUCH AS WHAT OIL TYPE USED, AMOUNTED ADDED, AMOUNT BURNED. THIS IS THE SECOND TSB REFUSED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF SAFETY RECALL AND LAWSUITS. MY FIRST SAFETY COMPLAINT WAS TO GET TBS FOR LOOSE COMPUTER ASSISTED STEERING. TOYTOTA REFUSED BASED ON TIME PASSED AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE.

ENGINE HARD STARTS - NO STARTS - OR EXTENDED STARTS. PROBLEM IS RANDOM OCCURRING 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. HAPPENS WHETHER ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW. TOYOTA CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "MODE" WHERE IT REVS UP TO 2000 RPM ON ITS OWN. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, STILL STAYS ON 2000 RPM UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, ONE SHOP SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ($1400) DID AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL ASSY. ($35.00 USED) STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CAR MAY GO DAYS OR WEEKS BETWEEN EVENTS. WHEN IT HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY, IT IS VERY BAD, THE CAR SLOWS AND YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE IN ANY WAY, YOU MUST PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND ALSO AT 5MPH COMING TO A STOP SIGN.

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELLING ON I-270 NEAR COLUMBUS, OH ON 6/19/2016 AFTERNOON (AROUND 2 PM) IN A TOYOTA COROLLA S 2009. SHE TOOK AN EXIT 22B AT AROUND 60-65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE AFTER GIVING BRIEF BEEPS SUFFERED FROM AN ABRUPT ENGINE STALL. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AS THE STEERING AND BREAK JAMMED. SHE REGAINED CONTROL AFTER GREAT EFFORT AND PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE AT THE ROADSIDE. THE CAR DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY BUT STARTED AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS AND RAN PROPERLY AFTER THAT BUT WITH SOME MINOR VIBRATION POST 60 MPH SPEED.

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH EXCESIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CONSUMING OIL WHILE DOING RANDOM CHECKS ON THE CAR. AFTER THAT I LOOKED ON-LINE FOR SOLUTION AND FOUND PAGES AFTER PAGE AND WEBSITE AFTER WEBSITE OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE SINCE 2009 TO NOW AND TOYOTA NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SINCE CONTINUED CHECKING AND TOPING THE ENGINE OIL UNTIL DECEMBER WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO STALL WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. IT WOULD TRY TO IDLE AROUND 500-600 RPM BUT COULDNT AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD BRING IT UP TO 800 RPM. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND TURNED OUT MY PISTON RINGS ARE THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE I SAW THAT THE PISTON AND PISTON RINGS ARE THE PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA 2ZRFE ENGINE AND MAY OTHER ENGINES. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED A DAY TO HAVE THIS CHECKED WHEN I GOT THERE IN FEBURAY I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DOESNT HAVE THIS ISSUE I EXPLAINED I AM HAVING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TURNED AWAY. I CALLED 1800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE AND THE ONLINE IS JUST THAT PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT DOESNT EXIST. UNTIL APRIL WHEN MY ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST. WHEN I WENT ON THE HIGH WAY WITH IT IT FELT LIKE MY ENGINE POWER WAS A 3RD OR LESS BECUASE I WAS HAVING HARD TIME ACCELERATING FASTER THAN SEMIS WHO WERE STARTING FROM STAND STILL. SINCE THEN I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BBB AND ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOT A CALL FROM "TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CASE #1606030224" AND WAS TOLD BY JEFFERY MOORE THAT THE KITS FOR THE FIX ARE SHIPPING NOW AND TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR ON 5/26/2016 AND I TOOK THE CAR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND PUT STICKERS ON THE CAR AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 1100 MILES. AFTER TWO DAYS OF DOING THAT I GOT AN EMAIL AND A CALL. I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND THEY CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MANAGE AND HE SAID NO.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CLAIM FORM FOR INSTALLATION OF THE RE-TUNED ECU SETTLEMENT WAS DENIED DUE TO VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. NOTICE OF DENIED CLAIM RECORDS INDICATE CONSUMER IS NOT CURRENT OWNER OF VEHICLE. *SMD

AT 54,000 MILES, 57,000 AND 59,000 MILES I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AFTER EXPERIENCING OIL CONSUMPTION, ONE QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES OR SO. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL CONSUMPTION, EACH TIME, WHICH I STILL DIDN'T BELIEVE AND RETURNED TO COMPLAIN AS A MATTER OF RECORD. THE CAR HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER EXHIBITING A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE. NOW, BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST CANNOT BE DONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA CENTER THREE PREVIOUS TIMES AND NO OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS OFFERED ANY TIME I RAISED THE ISSUE. NOW TOYOTA SAYS THEY CAN'T PERFORM THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND SINCE THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR THERE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION - ZE7 LETTER. HOW THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM CITY DRIVING AND WITHIN 1 MILE OF MY HOME AND I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD TO INSPECT THE ENGINE AREA. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED AN ENGINE NOISE. THE CAR WAS THEN PULLED TO THE DRIVEWAY AND HAULED TO THE SERVICE CENTER ON A FLATBED TOWING TRUCK. I AM NOW WAITING FOR THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER, WHO TOLD ME THE CAR CANNOT BE COVERED BY TOYOTA UNLESS I PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS AN ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM (GUILT), AND IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LETTER I RECEIVED. THE LETTER CLEARLY STATES, CONDUCT AN ENGINE CONSUMPTION TEST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. HOW CAN THIS BE DONE, WHEN THE SERVICE CENTER FAILED TO SUBJECT THIS CAR TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THREE OCCASIONS? I, ATTEMPTED ON THREE OCCASIONS TO OBTAIN SERVICE AND WAS DENIED, NOW I AM AT FAULT? IT IS MY OPINION TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT, AS THERE WAS TIME TO CONDUCT THE TEST AND TIME TO AVERT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVE ON THE SURFACE STREET AT A SPEED BETWEEN 42-45MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT I WAS STILL ACCELERATING SO I HAD TO TURN OFF MY ENGINE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AT THE TIME I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD MY BRAKES AND CARPET WAS RECALLED. THE REPLACED BOTH ITEMS AND TOLD ME MY CAR SHOULD BE GOOD. THE SECOND TIME MY CAR ACCELERATED WEEKS AGO. I CALLED TOYOTA AND MADE A CLAIM WITH THEM. THEY ARE SAYING THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAD ACCELERATED TWO IN THE PAST 6 MONTH. BOTH TIME I HAD TO TURN OFF MY ENGINE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. BOTH TIME I HAD TO CALL A TOW TO TOW MY CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE CAM SHAFT GEARS REPLACED. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 197K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THOSE GEARS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO GET THIS PAID AND FIXED BY TOYOTA SINCE ITS A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT MY DEALERSHIP IN VANCOUVER RIGHT NOW. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE.

THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN 2011. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ITSELF WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. ENDED UP SIDE SWIPING THE RAMP AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. LUCKILY STOPPED BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE WALL. TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR CAME TO TAKE EDR REPORT BUT DIDN'T ADMIT THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS LEFT ALONE AND NOT FIXED FOR DAYS SO THEY CAN INVESTIGATE. I WAS EXPECTING THEM TO PROVIDE ANSWERS BUT I ENDED UP FIXING MY CAR WITH MY INSURANCE. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AFTER GETTING THE DATA OUT OF MY VEHICLE.

TOYOTA HAS A TSB FOR 2009 - 2010 COROLLA WITH THE 2ZR ENGINE, IT IS T-SB-0087-09 BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE AT COLD STARTUP, MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS THE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I CALLED "TOYOTA CARE" AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER. TOYOTA CARE SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS TSB AND THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (MY COROLLA WAS AN EARLY 2009 PRODUCTION MODEL, MFD IN 2/2008, IN SERVICE BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2008 ( I BELIEVE) AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RANGE OF ELIGIBLE VIN NUMBERS AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY COROLLA HAS HAD THE NOISE FOR A LONG TIME AND ONLY HAS APPX. 60K MILES ON IT, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING FLAW OR ERROR AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2009 COROLLAS FOR REPAIR. THE WEBSITE TOYOTANATION AND COROLLAND NOTE MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR COLD STARTS IT RATTLES FOR THE FIRST SECOND LIKE THERE IS NO OIL IN THE MOTOR, A VERY LOUD KNOCK, THIS ALSO OCCURS ON WARM STARTS AFTER ONLY A FEW HOURS OF BEING PARKED, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. MY COROLLAS HAS HAD IT'S OIL AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 5K MILES SINCE NEW; OBVIOUSLY NOT PRECIPITATED BY NEGLECT OR ABUSE. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE, SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ABOUT 93,300 MILES ON IT. AFTER ALL THE RECALLS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD, IT ALSO HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE EVERY TIME I START IT. SOMETIMES IT IS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND SOMETIMES IT IS NOT THAT LOUD. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THESE RECALLS AND I AM SURPRISED THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT ALONG WITH ANOTHER RECALL THAT I GOT A LETTER FOR. THERE WILL LEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS DEAD AND WOULD NO LONGER GO. ONCE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

RECENTLY NOTICED THE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER START AND DURING DRIVING. DURING 5K MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN GENTALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITION AT LESS THAN 55000 MILE AND 6.5 YEARS. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY THE 10-YEAR POWERTRAN WARRANTY COMES WITH THE PURCHASE. HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN UNRELATED RECALL REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,799. MA 10/22/2015 *CN

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PARK CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CHURCH WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.AW

ENGINE LIGHT ON. BELT FELL OFF VEHICLE. ENGINE OVERHEATED. WATERPUMP FAILURE.

MY MOTHER IS 75 YEARS OLD. HERE COROLLA IS 6 YEARS OLD. SHE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA ON APRIL 23RD, 2015 FOR THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAG (SPIRAL CABLE SUB ASSEMBLY AND CABLE KIT) AND UPDATED SOFTWARE AND INSTALL UPDATE LABEL (SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY AND ELSBOS UPDATE ECM SOFTWARE) TO CORRECT THE RECALL ISSUE. SHE WAS SENT HOME AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. ON FRIDAY APRIL 24TH, 2015 AT 10PM SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AN EVENT AT APPROX 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DATE ON SATURDAY APRIL 25TH, 2015 AT 11:00 AM. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SENT HER HOME. ON THE WAY THE HOME THE SAME DAY AT 5:26PM SHE WAS GOING APPROX 10 MPH COMING THROUGH A LIGHT AND IT STALLED AGAIN. THE ENGINE KICKED BACK IN AND THEN IT STALLED AGAIN. HER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL TOYOTA CHANGED OUT THE RECALL PARTS. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS AND NEEDS ATTENTION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT ACCIDENT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I AM WRITING NOW BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA AND HER CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THE SAME CONDITION THAT IT WAS PRIOR TO GOING TO TOYOTA. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO IDENTIFY SPORADIC ODD "GRINDING" NOISE UPON COLD START. WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT. REPLACED AND NEXT DAY NOISE WAS STILL THERE UPON COLD START. RETURNED AND DEALER THEN STATED IT WAS THE BENDIX IN THE STARTER. REPLACED STARTER. A MONTH LATER THE NOISE HAPPENED AGAIN AND SQUEALING FROM SERPENTINE BELT WAS STILL OCCURRING. THIRD TRIP TO DEALERSHIP AND I'M NOW TOLD THAT, LIKE MANY OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS, THAT IT'S THE GEAR IN THE CAMSHAFT. THE SERPENTINE BELT SQUEAL IS FROM MY WATER PUMP LEAKING. NOW REPLACING WATER PUMP AND CAMSHAFT GEAR. $2000 IN REPAIRS THAT, FROM READING, TOYOTA IS AWARE OF! RIDICULOUS! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF THE DEALERSHIPS STATE THAT THEIR TECHNICIANS ARE "CERTIFIED" THEN THEY SHOULD KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE TO FIX THINGS THAT AREN'T BROKEN AT MY EXPENSE! *TR

IN 2013, WE DISCOVERED THAT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S WAS USING EXCESSIVE OIL. WE REPORTED THIS TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ADDED A NOTE TO MY SERVICE RECORD, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. SINCE WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR SERVICE DONE THERE, AND I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED LONG BEFORE IT'S DUE, WE DON'T NORMALLY CHECK THE OIL OURSELVES. HOWEVER, WHILE WASHING THE CAR ON SUNDAY, 03/08/2015, MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT AND HAD TO PUT IN 1-1/2 QUARTS OF OIL. ON MONDAY, 03/09/2015, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND APPRISED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL USE. THEY AGAIN MADE A NOTE TO MY SERVICE RECORD. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME SHE HAD A LOT OF CARS IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. SHE SAID MINE WAS NOT ONE LISTED AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD TO PUT IN 1-1/2 QUARTS OF OIL. I WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR A CHECK AT THE NEXT 1,100 MILES. THE WORST PART IS THAT MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN FIRST REPORTED. WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED SO IF MY ENGINE BLOWS I COULD BE LOOKING AT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED!!!!! SHAME ON YOU, TOYOTA!!! I THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED A TRUSTWORTHY VEHICLE FROM A TRUSTWORTHY MANUFACTURER! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 395 IN CONNECTICUT THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES THE CAR STATED. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE ENGINE DIED ONCE AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND GET IT TO MY MECHANIC. THE ENGINE ERROR CODE STATED THAT 2 OF THE 4 STARTER COILS FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE 2 STARTER COILS AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. AFTER THE CAR SPENT THE NIGHT IN MY GARAGE IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CAR AGAIN RAN FINE FOR 1 DAY THAN AFTER THE OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY MECHANIC I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VALENTI TOYOTA IN WESTERLY. RI WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK FIRST STATING THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I POINTED OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL OF COMPUTERS IN 2008 COROLLA AND SINCE MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 2008 DID THEY USE THE SAME FAULTY COMPUTERS? THEY STATED NO AND WOULD ORDER A NEW COMPUTER AND HAVE IT THE NEXT DAY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT RELEASE THE PART TO THEM AND THEY WOULD BE DEALING WITH THE REGIONAL PARTS ENGINEER. AFTER 4 DAYS AND STILL NO COMPUTER VALENTI TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THAT ALL 4 STARTER COILS NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT THE CAR IS RUNNING NOW. THE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $768.52 (CUSTOMER #20437 AND INVOICE #TOCS275417) THIS DOES NOT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME AS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A COMPANY NOT RELEASING PARTS TO ITS OWN DEALERSHIP. MY QUESTION IS DID MY CAR HAVE A FAULTY COMPUTER AND IS THIS A COVER-UP? WHY WOULD THE CAR ENGINE JUST STOP WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH? LUCKILY I HAD NO ONE BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY. *TR

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLACK AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. A FEW TIMES IT SPUTTERED AND BUCKED BEFORE IT STALLED. HAVE HAD IT IN TO TOYOTA TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION AND SAID IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER 4 TIMES. IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY TODDLER GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT. ANOTHER TIME I WAS COMING OUT OF A DARK TUNNEL WITH A BLIND TURN DOING APPROX 55MPH AND ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD DID SOMEBODY NOT PLOW INTO THE BACK OF ME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR 4 WEEKS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN'T PERFORM ANY REPAIRS IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. I AM LEFT WONDERING IF THE 2005-2008 RECALLS FOR THIS VERY ISSUES SHOULD INDEED BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2009 AS WELL. *JS

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED 12/3/11 WITH 12,716 MILES. WITHIN 6 MONTHS I WOULD HEAR A GRINDING/SCREECHING NOISE WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY ON COLD STARTS. I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THEM TO FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. ON 7/13/12 THEY REPLACED THE TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE CAMSHAFT GEAR. TO DATE, THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,700 MILES AND THE NOISE APPEARS TO HAVE COME BACK. I HAVE CHECKED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER AND THEY ARE FINE. I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH 6 YEAR/100,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT JANUARY 1, 2015 THAT EXPIRED. SO, I HAVE A DEFECTIVE CAR WITH CAMSHAFT ISSUE THAT RETURNS? I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS RE-OCCURRING ISSUE EVERY 30,000 MILES (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/COROLLA/2009/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML). I KNOW THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE CAMSHAFT, BUT FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. NEITHER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OR WARRANTY CARRIER ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME AND THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONE CAN BECOME STRANDED OR BLOW A ROD DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. *TR

AFTER THE SMART TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE RECALLS TOYOTA HAS BEEN HAVING I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN OUTSIDE ENTITY SO I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 02 SENSOR ON MY VEHICLE WAS FAILING, THE P02420 CATALYST WAS BELOW THRESHOLD. THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT WHEN THE SMART STOP WAS INSTALLED THAT THE 02 SENSORS SHOULD OF BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. IN ADDITION THE CODES WERE FLAGGED SHORTLY AFTER ECU UPDATE. WHY WAS THIS NOT DONE AS PART OF THE RECALL? THESE TWO GO HAND IN HAND. THE SMART STOP RECALL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR UPGRADED TO INCLUDE THE SENSORS. MY CAR SHUTTERS NOW WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR START, WHICH DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL STOP ALTOGETHER AND NOT RESTART. WILL I BE ON THE HIGHWAY?? THIS WAS NOT THOUGHT THROUGH AND RUSHED INTO. AS A CONSUMER, I AM LOOKING AT A HUGE REPAIR BILL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO IF THE RECALL WAS DONE PROPERLY. *TR

DEALER DID SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY, UPON PICKING UP CAR NOTICED IT RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IT SEEMED TO IMPROVE. OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS AND APPROX 3000 MILES ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND FUEL MILEAGE HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, MILEAGE HAS DROPPED OFF ALMOST 10 MPG! TOOK THE CAR IN FOR NYSI TODAY AND ASKED DEALER ABOUT THIS. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CAR HAD TO RELEARN CERTAIN FUNCTIONS. ASKED HOW LONG THIS SHOULD TAKE AND WAS TOLD A FEW MONTHS? I SAID TO THEM THEY IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A FEW MONTHS AND ABOUT 3000 MILES. TO ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL GIVE IT A COUPLE THOUSAND MORE MILES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IF I SEE NO IMPROVEMENT I WILL BE BACK TO THE DEALER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM PRE SMART STOP. THIS IS ALSO A HIGHLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALER SINCE NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

ON HUMID MORNINGS, ENGINE OCCASIONALLY MISSES ON START UP THEN CLEARS. ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON ACCELERATION ONTO BUSY ROAD. NEXT MORNING ENGINE WOULD NOT START UNTIL LATER IN DAY AFTER WARMING UP. IT STARTED WITH EXTREME MISS THEN CLEARED. THE 08 MATRIX HAS AN ECM RECALL FOR SAME REASON HOWEVER NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE 09 MODEL MANUFACTURED ON 5/08. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,575.

ECU IS DEFECTIVE IN 2009 MODEL JUST LIKE IN 2005-2008 MODEL. WHEN IT REACHES 90,000 IT BRAKES. THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND DOESN'T WANT TO CHANGE GEARS. AT HOME ALL OF US DRIVE TOYOTA COROLLAS AND ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT 90,000 MILEAGE. *TR

ENGINE IDLE SPEED CAUSES FLUTTER AND STALL-LIKE FEEL WHEN STOPPING AND STOPPED. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PER TOYOTA USER'S MANUAL. VEHICLE HAS HAD A "TUNE-UP" FROM AUTOMOTIVE SHOP PER TOYOTA'S SPECS. NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO ELIMINATE THIS ISSUE. IDLE SPEED (RPMS) DROP BELOW 500 AND APPEAR TO NEED ADJUSTMENT. *TR

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLE SOUND WHEN STARTING IT UP. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NO LONGER COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I AM UPSET THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, SINCE IT IS A SERIOUS CONCERN ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DEALS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA ALREADY HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, SO WHY NOT BACK THE ENGINE? *JS

CAR RECENTLY MAKING A LOUD RATTLE WHEN START. TOYOTA REFUSING TO REPAIR A DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY. MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA'S WARRANTY, BUT THIS DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY HAS A TSB WITH MANY COMPLAINTS BY CUSTOMERS WHO OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NOT SAFE!!! PLEASE ADDRESS ASAP...I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEFECTIVE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *JS

WATER PUMP BEGAN TO LOUDLY WHIR AFTER 6 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING. 200X MILES LATER, BEGAN TO RATTLE. 50X MILES LATER, SEIZED COMPLETELY. COST TO REPAIR: $70 WATER PUMP, $60 LABOR. *TR

CONTINUOUS HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE MOTOR EXHIBITED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,200. *TR

WELL, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD RATTLE NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE (COLD ENGINE) I TOOK CAR TO PUENTE HILLS, CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY KNOWN ISSUE IN THE TOYOTAS 2009. THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $179.00 FOR LABOR AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND GOES AWAY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT CONTINUES AFTER ALL. I JUST TOOK CAR BACK TO SAME DEALER, AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $872.15 TO FIX PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL OR ANY OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES I COULD TAKE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

GAS INTAKE PIPE CRACKED SO WARNING LIGHT SHOWS ON DASH. TOYOTA WON'T FIX AS PAST THE THREE YEARS FROM DATE WE BOUGHT IT, WONDER IF A FIRE COULD HAPPEN? *TR

THE WATER PUMP SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING AND SHOT THE REMAINS OF THE SERPENTINE BELT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THE CHANGE IN THE HANDLING WAS IMMEDIATE, AND I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS NOT HIGH MILEAGE AND IS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NO INJURIES, IT HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND, THE JOLT DID CAUSE ME TO JERK THE WHEEL A BIT. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START, KEPT CRANKING, SOME TIMES WOULD SPUTTER. AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO OF REPEATEDLY TRYING FINALLY IT STARTED BUT SPUTTERED SEVERELY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN REV UP NORMALLY. DROVE TO DEALER. HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $110 + $10.95 FOR EFI CLEANER. LEARNED SYMPTOMS WERE AS STATED IN TECH SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0182-09 WHERE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE TERRIBLY. FIX WAS TO HAVE PROGRAM UPDATE AND REFLASH ECM. THE EFI CLEANER ADDED BECAUSE MISFIRES MAY FOUL FUEL INJECTORS. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD BE NICE AND NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE REFLASH /UPDATE OF THE ECM. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO CHARGES AT ALL. I HEAR 8 YEARS WARRANTY ON ECM-WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE, ONLY FLASH UPDATES AND NOT DIAGNOSTIC FEES? FOUR RECALLS AND NOW THIS. WHAT'S NEXT FOR MY 2009 COROLLA WITH <14,000 MILES AND JUST 7 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHAME ON TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE NOISE ON 8/17/12. I WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON 8/18/12. THE SERVICE INTAKE PERSON VERIFIED THE PRESENCE OF A WHINE NOISE BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY ITS CAUSE, SUSPECTING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR. HE COULD NOT TAKE CAR IN UNTIL MONDAY, 8/20/12, DUE TO A STAFF SHORTAGE. SINCE I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I CONTINUED DRIVING IT. LATE THAT SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. I PULLED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SERVICE; THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE FAILED WATER PUMP. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I NEEDED AN OPERABLE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME. I BELIEVE I HAVE A RIGHT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THE CAM SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WANTED TO DO A 1,000 MILE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST INSTEAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE COULD ALSO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

BAD SMELL (LIKE PEE) AT THE BEGINNING WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON. NOTHING IS CHANGED AFTER THE CABINET AIR FILTER IS REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONSTANTLY HAD TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO ADD ONE FULL QUART OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH SCREECHING NOISE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WOULD OCCUR, WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OFF AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE THE SCREECHING NOISE AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY IN OCTOBER AND ONE DAY IT COMPLETELY DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUED, BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HER THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVE BELT, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND A HOT BURNING SMELL APPEARED AFTER THE SCREECHING NOISE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLUTCH PULLEY IN WHICH A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT NOT FOR HER MODEL. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE NEW INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING IN A STRANGE MANNER. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY VIBRATED AND IDLED VERY LOW WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. MULTIPLE CALLS TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAVE NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL AS IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS IMMANENT. *TR

BATESVILLE, IN, 6 PM, DRY, LEVEL GROUND STARTED AFTER 2 HR. STANDING, EXITED LOT TO STOP SIGN, BRAKED; ENGINE RACED AGAINST BRAKE, SLOWED WHEN SHIFTED D-N-D WITH BRAKE APPLIED. AFTER TWO BLOCKS, AT RED SIGNAL, DID IT AGAIN. EIGHT SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES, MOST RECENT INVOLVING " REDLINING" OF THE TACHOMETER AND INABILITY TO RETARD BY THE MEANS GIVEN ABOVE. FOUR OF THESE HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS. PRESENT MILEAGE 16,677. *TR

WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, IT STALLED AND HAS DONE SO ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS SINCE. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT PULLED BACK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP BUT THEN FINALLY WENT BACK UP TO SPEED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON 8/31/11 FROM A CAR DEALER. I WENT ON THE TOYOTA OWNERS WEBSITE TO REGISTER THE NEXT DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A STALLING PROBLEM AS WELL AND HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WITH CODE #P2757 TRANSMISSION TCC SOLENOID OFF *TGW

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE 2,000 RPM RANGE THERE IS AN AUDIBLE WHISTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN THE LOWER RPMS THERE IS NO UNUSUAL SOUND AND THAT SAME GOES FOR THE HIGHER RPMS, BUT EVERY TIME THE RPM NEEDLE GOES THROUGH THE 2,000 RPM IT WHISTLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FROM 5 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AS THE CONTACT COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE HARNESS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,161.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE COIL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DURING THE THREE FAILURE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER AND IGNITION COULD POSSIBLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UPON THE PARTS ARRIVAL DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND DROVE OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE YET THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR UNTIL HE HAD SOMEONE MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/19/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. HE CALLED THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED SPEED OF TRAVEL EVEN AFTER HIS FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRAVEL SPEED DECREASED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLES REGULAR BRAKE HAD BEEN REMOVED. THERE WAS A SPIKE IN THE RPM UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT CHANGE IN PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, THERE WAS ERRATIC IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MARCH 2008. SINCE THE PURCHASE I'VE HAD AN ISSUE OF A ROTTEN EGG SULFUR ODOR EMITTING FROM THE EMISSIONS EXHAUST SYSTEM AND INTO THE CAR CABIN. THE PROBLEM HAS KNOWN TO OCCUR WHILE ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL AND COMING TO AN IDLE OR STOP. IT OCCURS DURING TOWN DRIVING, INCLINES, HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, AND UPON STARTING VEHICLE. I HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND OR DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA TECH PERFORMED EVALUATION OF COMPONENTS RELATED TO FUEL TRIM AND POSSIBLE RELATED PERFORMANCE. THE DEALER STATED THEY FOUND NO BULLETINS OR RELATED ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TECH DATA SYSTEM. I WAS ALSO INFORMED TO TRY ANOTHER BRAND OF GAS.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SECOND DEALER AFTER DISCOVERING ENGINE CONSUMED 3 QUARTS OF OIL. THEY PERFORMED A TSB0145-08 2ZRFE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION REFLASH CONCERNING THE ECM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS MAY RESOLVE THE SULFUR ROTTEN EGG ODOR OR THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED A BREAK-IN PERIOD. DURING THE WINTER OF 2010 THE ROTTEN EGG ODOR HAD BECOME WORSE. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THE VEHICLE CABIN AREA FILLED WITH AN INTENSE ROTTEN EGG ODOR AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR UPON DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THEY PERFORMED A REPEATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THEY STATED EXHAUST SYSTEM SEEMED OK.. TOYOTA RECOMMENDED A DIFFERENT GRADE OF GAS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT GASOLINE CONTAINS MORE SULPHITES IN THE WINTER AND MAY BE THE CAUSE.. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LYMPHOMA CANCER A YEAR LATER TO BE EXACT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE. I'VE TRIED SEVERAL BRAND GASOLINES AND GRADES AS THEY RECOMMENDED. I'VE BEEN IN REMISSION FROM THE CANCER FOR A YEAR NOW AND NO LONGER DRIVING THE CAR FOR THE FEAR THAT THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH. ALSO, I HAVE PRIOR LUNG CONDITION CALLED COPD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A ROUGH AND EXTREMELY LOW ENGINE IDLE. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE EXPERIENCED FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,021. UPDATED 05/25/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/27/10.*JB UPDATED 07/14/2010.*LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. CAR STARTED @ DEALER. ADVISOR SAID THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO FIVE OTHER CARS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. *TR

APPROACHING RED LIGHT, CAR IN NEUTRAL, RIGHT FOOT DEPRESSING BRAKE, LEFT RESTING ON CLUTCH, AND CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN ENGINE REVVED (WATCHED TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMP). AS ENGINE REVVED I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT NEAR GAS PEDAL (WASN'T). THIS WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE ENGINE REVVING WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER. GAS PEDAL WILL BE MODIFIED BY DEALER WITHIN THE WEEK, BUT BOTH TIMES MY FEET WERE NOT NEAR THE PEDAL WHEN THE RPM'S INCREASED. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ( 1QT. PER 1K) FOR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR

VERY OFTEN, MY 2009 COROLLA WILL HAVE A VERY LOW IDLE, THE CAR ACTS AS IT IS GOING TO STALL. IT SHUDDERS, THE TACH DROPS LOW, BUT THEN WILL COME BACK UP. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK WHEN I AM EITHER BACKING UP OR GOING FROM A STOP INTO FIRST GEAR. I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 26 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH. I FEAR I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND, OR T-BONED WHEN THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL. IT NEVER HAS STALLED, BUT IT FRIGHTENS US. AS I MENTIONED, THE CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO US. WE FEEL IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LOW IDLE PROBLEM, EITHER WITH THE ELECTRONICS OR SOFTWARE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT IT'S THE FAMOUS "CAN NOT DUPLICATE" ANSWER. WE ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE USUALLY FROM APRIL TO LATE OCTOBER. WE LIVE IN THE SNOWBELT OF OHIO AND DRIVE OUR 4X4 JEEP NOV. THROUGH MARCH. I ALSO DRIVE A 2001 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC, WITH NEVER THESES ISSUES. I CAN'T GIVE INCIDENT DATES, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY DURING EACH WEEK, EVER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS CAR IN MARCH, 2008. AGAIN, THIS IS A 2009 COROLLA S. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DALLAS COWBOY GAME WITH MY GRANDSON ON A RURAL ROAD. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING. IT ALMOST CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE ENGINEWARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED THE DEALER IN ABILENE TEXAS AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOED. THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAD HAPPEN. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY GOT IT TO REPEAT WHAT I HAD HAPPEN, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED SOONER WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WITH THE CAS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 5000 MILES AND I WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THE TOWING AS PROMISED. *TR

2009 COROLLA DEVOLED A SHUDDERING OR STALLING WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH COMING TO A STOP WHICH ALSO DROPS RPMS FROM 900 TO A LITTLE UNDER 800 WHEN CAR STOPS CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH AND THIS DROP HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT IT MAY DROP SLOW OR FAST NOT THE SAME EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 5000 MILES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ASSOCIATED BY TOYOTA REFLASHING ECM PER TCB WHICH ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON #3CLY CDE SHOWING MISS FIRE TECH ERASED CODE MISSING ANY DIAGNOSIS CARE STILL ACTING UP GULF STATE TOYOTA TECH SAYS ERASE ECM STILL NOT CHANGED DEALER CANT FIND CODE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX . LAST VISIT TO DEALER WAS 2-10-2010 DEALER CHAMPION TOYOTA HOUSTON T713-943-7780 SERVICE MGR AND GEN MGR CAR RAN FINE UNTIL OILCONSUMPTION AND REFLASHING ECM CAR HAS 7139 MILES ON IT I AM NOT PLEASED AND WONDER IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!!! *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WHILE DRIVING IN THEIR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA, EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION; ON A STRAIGHT PIECE OF DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHOOT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE (A CONDITION KNOWN AS TORSIONAL STEERING BY SOME) ON A 2 WAY TRAFFIC ROAD STRIKING A CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND THUS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES. THOUGH THE WHEELS WERE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE CAR VEERED LEFT AS THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY SPED UP. MY SON-IN-LAW STATES THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ACTION INITIATED AFTER HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE ALONG WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS REPAIR BY THE INSURANCE BUT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT HAS ONLY DONE IT THE TIME THAT THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO USE IT SINCE THE ACCIDENT SO THUS WE HAVE NOT HAD THE EXPERIENCE RECUR. YES THE ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE AND STILL ON THE VEHICLE, THOUGH TOYOTA IS SCHEDULED TO EITHER REPAIR IT OR REPLACE IT SOON. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, IT WILL START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2008. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED FOUR OTHER TIMES THAT I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE SINCE THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WOULD NOT REPEAT THE BEHAVIOR. THE OCCURRENCE IS VERY SPORADIC AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THEY PLACED A FUEL ADDITIVE IN THE GAS TANK TO FIX THE PROBLEM... STILL NO RESOLVE. *TR

WHEN I START THE CAR THE ENGINE NOISE ALTERNATED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. THE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY BEING HEATED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON I-355, MANY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT UP AND CAR TEMPERATURE IS VERY HIGH TOO. IT IS A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA (<2000 MILES). HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A RODENT CHEWED UP AC AND COOLANT TUBES. NEVER HEARD OF IT. WHAT A LOUSY DESIGN OR PARTS THAT ATTRACT RODENTS. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS ON 2009 COROLLA MADE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3111 MILES NOW 5031 MILES OIL IS BARELY SHOWING 2000 MILES IN 7 MONTHS WHERE IS THE OIL I FEEL TOYOTA HAS FUDGED BY USING 0W-20 TO 5W-20 TO PASS CAFE STANDARDS FOR FUEL MILEAGE OR THEY HAVE RING PROBLEMS A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT LOSE THIS MUCH OIL SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE CAR DAMAGED BY THERE ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR

OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A FAILURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AFTER THE WINTER, THE A/C WAS TURNED ON AND IT WOULD NOT COOL. FREON WAS PUT INTO THE SYSTEM AND IT COOLED DOWN AGAIN. HOWEVER, A HISSING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER PUTTING IN THE FREON. TURNS OUT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE AIR CONDITIONER'S CONDENSER. THE TSB ON THE 2003 - 3005 COROLLA INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. SUPPOSEDLY, TOYOTA CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM ON FUTURE COROLLA'S, BUT EVIDENTLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH IT. WE ARE HAVING THE CONDENSER REPLACED. *TR

BOUGHT BRAND NEW (3MILES) COROLLA LE ON FRIDAY, JAN 2, 2009. ON JAN 5, WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CAR COMPLETELY "FROZE": NO STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, NO BRAKING POSSIBLE. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I CAME TO A STOP (LUCKILY, THE PARKING LOT WAS SEMI-EMPTY); TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED THE CAR. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OFF- BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" STAYED ON. CALLED THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED BRINGING THE CAR TO SERVICE FOR A CHECK. DROVE THERE (7 MILES)- THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REMAINED ON THE WHOLE TIME. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT "THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON". WAS GIVEN THE CAR BACK (AFTER ROAD TEST BY THE MECHANIC AND, PRESUMABLY, A COMPUTERIZED CHECK) AND TOLD THAT "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR". FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. *TR

VEHICLE STALLING WHEN MAKING A QUICK DECELERATION FROM OVER 40MPH TO 15MPH OR TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE DIES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND ELECTRICAL CONTINUES TO FUNCTION. CAR RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2CE IN THE PAST 2 DAYS, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS COLD, WITHIN 2 MILES OF START, THE OTHER OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS WARM AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES ON HIGHWAY, AND SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY TO PASS THROUGH ELECTRONIC TOLL BOOTH. TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE, COULD NOT DUPLICATE, NOR DID THE SYSTEM STORE ANY CODES OR EVENT CONDITIONS. *TR